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perseid
Aspirant
May 03, 2022

R7800 as extender?

Hi all, I've been using the Nighthawk X4S R7800 as my main Wifi router but I replaced it with the RAXE500. I plan to use the R7800 to extend the range from the RAXE500  in areas of my house where sig...
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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
May 04, 2022

The R7800 only supports Router, AP or Bridge(wireless client) modes. It doesn't support Extender mode.

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perseid
Aspirant
May 04, 2022

Yes I read that Extender mode is not supported in the R7800. Will AP or Bridge mode work the way I described?